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Nature Futures

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Length
850 to 950 words
Pay
Not stated
Fee
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Simultaneous
Not stated
Reprints
Not stated

What they accept

Futures is the science-fiction section of Nature and accepts unsolicited, entirely fictional, self-contained hard science fiction stories of around 850-950 words, sent as a Word document attachment to futures@nature.com with full contact details and a 30-word autobiographical note. The guidelines page states no payment rate, submission fee, or simultaneous-submission terms for Futures.

Science Fiction
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AI policy
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